Elephant and Orangutan
“Both lights land on the same spot.”
Elephant and Orangutan score 98 out of 100: Total Eclipse.
This is the rarest reading the two zodiacs produce together. The western wheel and the lunar branches almost never agree this completely, and when they do the effect is a pairing that works on the surface and underneath at the same time: the plans line up, and so do the instincts nobody bothered to explain.
Both lights level
The sun and the moon report the same thing about this pairing, so what shows on the surface is what is actually there underneath. Whatever this reading is, it is consistent, and consistency is worth a lot.
Solar Match: Trine
Taurus and Virgo sit 120 degrees apart: a trine.
Same element, one long exhale.
Lunar Match: Triangle of Affinity
Dragon and Monkey are tied by San He, the three harmonies.
One of the four great triangles, and the strongest tie the lunar wheel has to offer.
Make it work: The only real risk in a total eclipse is taking it for granted. Something this easy stops looking like luck after a while, so keep noticing it out loud.
About the Elephant · About the Orangutan
Strongest matches for Elephant
- Elephant and Jackal: Total Eclipse, 98 out of 100
- Elephant and Raven: Total Eclipse, 97 out of 100
- Elephant and Duck: Total Eclipse, 97 out of 100
Hardest matches for Elephant
- Elephant and Coyote: Night Crossing, 37 out of 100
- Elephant and Otter: Night Crossing, 38 out of 100
- Elephant and Turkey: Night Crossing, 38 out of 100
Strongest matches for Orangutan
- Orangutan and Badger: Total Eclipse, 98 out of 100
- Orangutan and Chipmunk: Total Eclipse, 98 out of 100
- Orangutan and Condor: Total Eclipse, 98 out of 100
Hardest matches for Orangutan
- Orangutan and Stingray: Night Crossing, 33 out of 100
- Orangutan and Cougar: Night Crossing, 34 out of 100
- Orangutan and Roc: Night Crossing, 36 out of 100